Sourdough is often described as a journey. The more I make it, the more this sentiment becomes a truth. For the past few years, I've been tinkering with various sourdough recipes, and though I can't say I won't stop tinkering, this is the current snapshot of my sourdough journey. These are the ...
Essential Equipment for Sourdough Bread Baking
You don't need any fancy equipment to make sourdough bread. If you have a sourdough starter and some sort of baking vessel on hand, you can start baking. This sourdough focaccia recipe, for instance, requires nothing more than a sourdough starter and a 9x13-inch baking vessel or something ...
One-Pan Lemon Orzo Chicken with Artichoke Hearts
Serena Wolf, author of The Dude Diet, has a new book out: The Dude Diet Dinnertime. It’s filled with "125 Clean(ish) Recipes for Weeknight Winners and Fancypants Dinners." I've made one recipe — Lemon Orzo Skillet with Chicken and Artichokes — which I’d classify definitely as a weeknight winner ...
One-Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes with Easy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
If words like fondant and crumb coat give you pause, but you like the idea of the occasional festive decorating project, you're in luck. These owl cupcakes, recently featured on Cup of Jo, require neither a piping bag or tip nor a turn table or icing spatula. I made them last week, and my ...
Vegan One-Pot Ginger-Scallion Ramen Noodles
A few weeks ago I found, hiding in a stash of to-make recipes, a magazine clipping featuring "better-than-takeout" udon noodles. It had been torn from a Bon Appetit, and a note before the recipe intrigued me. It said: "You can easily make this vegetarian—omit the pork and sub in 8 oz. shiitake or ...
